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this is a first-order issue for us. the consequences of living in a state of fear, rather than a state of preparedness, are enormous. we may be better prepared as a nation than we were on 9/11, but, we are nowhere near as prepared as we need to be. there are of course aspects of cowering the terror threat that are inherently governmental. but, the smart government is one that knows what it does best, and which helps other do their best as well. so, hears how we're looking at this. first, with respect to individuals in the private sector, we are taking a much closer look at how we can support and form our greatest asset, individual citizens, and with them, the private sector. you are the ones who know if something is not right in your community, such as a suspicious package. or unusual activity. three years ago, it was an attentive store clerk who told authorities about men trying to duplicate extremist dvds. this led federal agents to eventually round up a plot to kill american soldiers at the fort dix army base. here i
this is a first-order issue for us. the consequences of living in a state of fear, rather than a state of preparedness, are enormous. we may be better prepared as a nation than we were on 9/11, but, we are nowhere near as prepared as we need to be. there are of course aspects of cowering the terror threat that are inherently governmental. but, the smart government is one that knows what it does best, and which helps other do their best as well. so, hears how we're looking at this. first, with...
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the new york city police department bomb squad arrived on the scene and used a water cannon to blow it up. it was determined to be a fake device. but here's the information we have from a law enforcement source close to the investigation about the suspect. he is identified as scott mcgann, age 32 and a new york resident. he gave a fake address in manhattan. he has three prior arrests as recently as last month. and he also was holding boarding passes on united airlines. he was supposed to fly, according to the source from laguardia to chicago o'hare then on to denver and finally on to oakland, california. right now he's in police custody but, of course, all this and the evacuations caused a huge disruption at the airport. causing a lot of passengers a lot of confusion. >> well, we arrived at 10 to 6:00 when they first closed the airport, thought maybe there was an accident, no big deal. but, yeah, nobody has said anything. total chaos. absolutely bizarre. i've never experienced anything. i talked to agents, nobody seems to know what's going on. i wanted to go to kennedy to rebook my fli
the new york city police department bomb squad arrived on the scene and used a water cannon to blow it up. it was determined to be a fake device. but here's the information we have from a law enforcement source close to the investigation about the suspect. he is identified as scott mcgann, age 32 and a new york resident. he gave a fake address in manhattan. he has three prior arrests as recently as last month. and he also was holding boarding passes on united airlines. he was supposed to fly,...
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it unites us, rather than divides us. along with civil rights and civil liberties, our country is about building stronger relations areas like the south asian communities so we can share information with community leaders in a timely manner, and also become more culturally attuned to issues that members of these communities often face. so what is the right response? what are we doing? as i mentioned earlier, there are four layers. the one place we start is to engage the american people in our collective effort. i am often asked if complacency is a threat in the united states. i believe the short answer is yes. i think a better question is this. has the united states government to done everything it can to educate and engage the american people? the answer there is no. for too often, we have treated the public as a liability to be protected rather than as an asset in our nation's collective security. this approach has allowed confusion, anxiety, and fear to lender. -- to linger. this is no small matter, it is an issue for
it unites us, rather than divides us. along with civil rights and civil liberties, our country is about building stronger relations areas like the south asian communities so we can share information with community leaders in a timely manner, and also become more culturally attuned to issues that members of these communities often face. so what is the right response? what are we doing? as i mentioned earlier, there are four layers. the one place we start is to engage the american people in our...
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today the mud is used by every team in major league baseball. in late 1950s blackburn passed the business to his best friend, jim's grandfather and it's been in the family ever since. >> i was in the mud when i was 9 years old snoop he says mud doesn't bring in enough money to live on so he has another job. despite the hard work he wouldn't give it up for anything. >> it's the history and tradition from 1938 on, all those record home runs and those thousands of strikeouts, my mud has been on every ball. >>> the house has agreed to give the cash for clunkers program another $2 billion. but the senate hasn't made a move yet so it is expected to take up the measure on monday. the white house denies reports that the program was suspended because money was running out quicker than expected. the program offers rebates for exchanging old gas guzzling cars for more fuel efficient ones. it's supposed to last at least through the weekend but car dealers are being advised not to close any more deals until the program's fate is determined. >>> honda is reca
today the mud is used by every team in major league baseball. in late 1950s blackburn passed the business to his best friend, jim's grandfather and it's been in the family ever since. >> i was in the mud when i was 9 years old snoop he says mud doesn't bring in enough money to live on so he has another job. despite the hard work he wouldn't give it up for anything. >> it's the history and tradition from 1938 on, all those record home runs and those thousands of strikeouts, my mud...
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>> it was used against pretty much anyone who is challenging the status quo, it was used against striking workers, it was used against african-americans who started to migrate from the rural south to the north, and it was a titanic in the marginalizing and silencing them. remarkable way is. >> christopher capozzola, "uncle sam wants you". >> thank you we're at the 2009 book expo american booksellers convention in new york with a johnny temple, publisher from berlin -- book in new york. what you have coming out this fall? >> this fall one of the books we are most excited about is a graphic novel by the great black film maker melvin van peebles, it is actually a book that inspired a new film of his that will begin appearing in august and september of this year simultaneous with the publication of the book and he is the godfather of the black exploitation movement. we are very proud to be working with them and encourage late right about now we are publishing a new book by that after an activist mike farrell who is best known for the role be taken on the tv show mash, one of the greatest tv s
>> it was used against pretty much anyone who is challenging the status quo, it was used against striking workers, it was used against african-americans who started to migrate from the rural south to the north, and it was a titanic in the marginalizing and silencing them. remarkable way is. >> christopher capozzola, "uncle sam wants you". >> thank you we're at the 2009 book expo american booksellers convention in new york with a johnny temple, publisher from berlin...
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use undecided and will use the time off to decide. >> time with meetings with officials and doctors, road testing this. i haven't committed on the bill. >> reporter: democratic leaders are arming them with media strategy from power points to simple message ideas. hold insurance companies accountable. remove them from between and you your doctor. to get their message out, democratic leaders suggest using town halls, twitter, facebook. pennsylvania democrat jason altogether alt myer rolls his eyes. >> it is flawed. >> reporter: he vogted against his party's health care plan in committee and says democratic leaders have put democrats like him from conservative districts in a tough spot, by including controversial proposals in their health care plan, like a tax increase. >> go back to the districts and explain to the constituents why they took the politically unpopular vote, it just was tone deaf to me. >> reporter: he says he's not worried about the protests that await him at home. >> at least it's encouraging debate. we didn't ram this through. we took the august recess to allow the co
use undecided and will use the time off to decide. >> time with meetings with officials and doctors, road testing this. i haven't committed on the bill. >> reporter: democratic leaders are arming them with media strategy from power points to simple message ideas. hold insurance companies accountable. remove them from between and you your doctor. to get their message out, democratic leaders suggest using town halls, twitter, facebook. pennsylvania democrat jason altogether alt myer...